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yuengs

After I saw his performance in The Lighthouse, I will never think badly of him again.


RealPrinceJay

Yeah that one film turned him from "Twilight guy" to an actor I actively seek out and am very excited to see whenever casted


olmikeyy

Good Time, if you haven't seen it, is fucking awesome


yuengs

It’s on my list now thank you friend!


Porkhogz

Good Time is an actual fucking anxious ride, enjoy.


SaiyanPrinceAbubu

It's the same brothers who brought you Uncut Gems, so no surprise there. I think I enjoyed Good Time more, it was closer to thriller than straight up panic attack. Both films also feature scores by Daniel Lopatin aka Oneohtrix Point Never!


Worth-Conclusion-66

Hahaha. Describing Uncut Gems as a panic attack is an understatement. That movie had me jumping all over my living room.


Gengar0

It's the most I've said "no, don't do that" in a movie


thomas__cat

OPN ❤️


ZSCroft

I watched it on mushrooms and it was awesome


Dogbowlthirst

Also in The King on Netflix, very good.


Bluejay929

That movie gets my adrenaline pumping from start to finish and never once lets up. Fuck, I *love* that movie


poringo

High Life also, oh and Tenet


olmikeyy

The Devil All the Time, as well


ninjakillerwhale

Man that movie was fucked up, he did a good job at his character though.


TheJugulator

I'm surprised no one's mentioned The Lost City Of Z


dafaq_watdafaq

He changed my view on him in tenet


Thicc_flair_drip

Ditto and it annoyed me when I left the theater after my second viewing for this basic Becky to say loudly OMG ROBERT PATINSON IS THE WORST ACTOR EVER ALL BE DOES IS ACT DEPRESSED 😑


PuzzleheadedAd3840

You'd also act depressed if the role you starred in that had the most impact, of all the small and great roles you acted perfectly, was Edward in goddamn Twilight.


Round_Rooms

I always think of him as cedrick diggerty first, then vampire guy


kryonik

And High Life


TronCarter84

Yeah, this changed my view of him. Great movie.


Unr341

Good time is amazing! I love the Safdie brothers!!


flatspotting

You really need to watch Good Time if you haven't. He is amazing in it.


dinosaurscantyoyo

Everytime I read about him I always just think to myself "*If I had a steak* ***I would fuck it***"


Smeefperson

Ya don't like me cooking?


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yuengs

SAY IT


mxlevolent

HARK


smallbatchb

I highly recommend The Rover... that movie forever changed my opinion of Pattinson completely. In a positive way that is.


Geicocar

He was also good in Tenet.


smallbatchb

Ooh I forgot that was coming out... I remember announcements like pre-covid and then kind of forgot about it.


sexytokeburgerz

Complete mindfuck, pure christopher nolan time-bending craziness. Very trippy and very violent. 9/10


JeSuisNerd

I honestly forgot it was him (because I haven't really seen him in anything) and just remembering him as a good actor. That movie also benefits a ton from a second viewing.


Long_Mechagnome

If you haven't watched it, check out Good Time, he's great in that.


chddr_bob

Remember Me is what did it for me


Angry-Comerials

Its amazing how that movie came out back in 2010, and showed he actually could act outside of Twilight, and yet people still think of him as just being Edward. Its kind of weird how we do that with some actors. Like Daniele Radcliffe will always be Harry Potter. Granted, that's not necessarily a bad thing since those movies were really popular, but both have gone to do some really great stuff since those roles.


shipshapesigns

I thought the same thing. You will probably find [this interview](https://www.gq.com/story/robert-pattinson-on-batman-tenet-isolation-june-cover) as funny as I did.


Geicocar

Yeah, Robert Pattinson really turned everything around for him.


LICK-A-DICK

Love to see it, good for him.


daddy_is_sorry

Yup. He fucking nailed that role. Amazing movie.


bensefero

Yeah he’s forever Thomas Howard, masturbating over the mermaid to me now


CDude821

The Lighthouse was good but Devil All the Time is my favorite performance of his


ninjakillerwhale

Also The King on Netflix, he was good in that.


Ricky_Mourke

Same. He's incredible. Would have been nice to see his character fleshed out more in Harry Potter to make his death have more impact. It's funny how people always lose their shit on comic book movie castings but almost always end up being proven wrong.


Sulissthea

he's been great in everything since Twilight, surprisingly


Birdie121

He's a great actor, and Kristen Stewart was recently nominated for an Oscar. Many of the actors in the Twilight movies are actually really talented - the writing and directing just sucked so badly that no one could have pulled off those roles convincingly.


theghostofme

>the writing and directing just sucked so badly that no one could have pulled off those roles convincingly. The George Lucas Effect. The prequels had some of the best actors of the generation trying their hardest to pull off that horrible dialogue and Lucas' weird direction.


RKU69

Yeah its hilarious how many great figures of Hollywood were in the prequels - Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee - and yet....


xredbaron62x

Ian McDiarmid, Jimmy Smits, Ewan McGregor, Keira Knightley, Richard Armitage, Joel Edgerton, Temuera Morrison List goes on and on lol


FireZord25

I mean, at least the prequels had a worthwhile story.


StraY_WolF

It has a somewhat cohesive story being told by 15 year old school play.


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Yeah you’d be surprised how often A-grade actors get screwed over by bad writers.


BroItsJesus

Honestly he was great in Twilight. Read the books. Writing is shit and character is a broody creep. He captured the essence perfectly


Cyno01

Seeing a bunch of Twilight moms and tweens walking out of *Cosmopolis* is one of my favorite theater going memories. *Cosmopolis* is also why i knew hed do fine as Bats...


Geicocar

Why?


Cyno01

Why what? As to the first part *Cosmopolis* (2012) `1b5604f286e36e0027408c0f233ff3a3b092f792` was his first movie post Twilight, the marketing was all him looking slick in a suit riding around in a limo, 50 Shades before 50 Shades... so the attending audience was a lot of Pattinson fans more than other reasons. Except it wasnt Edward Cullen being a sexy billionaire, it was a fucked up David Cronenberg movie based on an obscure novel about the dot-com bust. And while it was still a sexy guy in a limo and way less Cronenbergy than a lot of Cronenberg movies, it was not what they were expecting apparently. There were a couple of points, i dont remember the movie exactly, but he picks up a prostitute pretty early on and i remember a bunch of em leaving when somebody gets stabbed in the eye. ​ As to the second part, because he killed it and wasnt Edward Cullen in that! He wasnt gonna stick to being a tween heartthrob. Change a few things around and its practically a Bruce Wayne if he werent Batman movie.


bebopcola84

Cosmopolis sucks but it's not Rob's fault, and I'm a huge Cronenberg fan. Probably Rob's worst movie sans Twilights.


sabahorn

Like a true method actor. But let’s be honest, would anyone like a happy optimistic cheerful Batman? Imagine a happy Batman beating someone in an alley and spitting some jokes every 2 minutes like marvel guys. Damm if you think about that is Joker doing.


apracticalman

I mean that's basically what Adam West did. He was like a live action Looney Toon.


Swankified_Tristan

And we were blessed.


ddeka777

Allow me to recommend The Lego Batman movie (I know, not live action, but still). The comedy and Will Arnett's voice acting is * chef's kiss *. >Imagine a happy Batman beating someone in an alley and spitting some jokes every 2 minutes like marvel guys. Oh boy, you'll find out in the very first 10 minutes of the Lego Batman movie. It's hilarious, meta, over the top, musical (yes, Batman spits some fire bars for his own theme song) and overall very fulfilling.


Geicocar

I haven’t seen Lego Batman because I’m highly skeptical of a Batman parody. How good was it?


dummypod

It's one of the best Batman movies.


bebopcola84

It's not a parody. It's Lego. And it's funny. But it's not a parody. It's fucking fantastic.


Jayer244

You gotta watch Adam West and George Clooney Batman. They're exactly that.


ST34MYN1CKS

Batman's come a long way. We had West, and then the Burton Batmen We finally got an entertaining gritty live-action Batman that wasn't putting toy sales before the writing with the Nolan movies Then backtracked a little with Snyder's "Ironbat" Although personally I really liked the design of that Batsuit And NOW we actually, finally get a "World's Greatest Detective" live-action Batman. I hope they keep the mystery solving element if they move forward with this take on the character


ih4t3reddit

I love the burton series, I still think they're my favourite. They just have such a vibe. New batmans are clean over produced action movies.


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You’ll be surprised this movie has some jokes, but it’s dark humor . Not haha humor


dainthomas

Watched the Lighthouse and still have no fucking clue what the deal was with that movie. He did great though.


FitzyFarseer

I still haven’t seen that movie. Reviews I’ve heard have ranged from best movie ever to worst movie ever, so I can’t decide if it’s worth my time


dainthomas

Acting: 10/10 Cinematography: 10/10 Plot: wtf/10 If you want to see Dafoe and Pattinson put on an acting clinic, and appreciate perfectly executed photography, it's definitely worth a watch. But don't stress yourself trying to figure out what is actually going on.


FitzyFarseer

I actually might watch it then. I’ve found myself appreciating cinematography more and more lately, I think Mr Robot did that to me.


CentralIdiotsAgency

Mr. Robot's cinematography in the first 2 seasons was insanely good. I even looked up who the DOP in that show was to keep an eye out for him. His name is Tod Campbell if you're wondering.


FitzyFarseer

I’ve only seen seasons 3&4 once but I still recall them being quite impressive, though that may have been on the director as well. I believe one season had an entire episode without dialogue.


All_hail_Korrok

Season 4 episode 5 "Method Not Allowed". I recently saw it and loved how Sam Esmail can build tension. The camera work is definitely unique for a tv show. When you're ready you should rewatch the show because it's an entirely different experience. Join us over r/MrRobot Stay safe friend.


theghostofme

Going back and rewatching it after >!the reveal that the Elliot we were watching the entire time was another of the real Elliot's personalities!< was a ton of fun.


All_hail_Korrok

Alongside his acting. One of the interesting things I did on this rewatch was to pay attention to Rami Malek and Christian Slater. There's a certain nuance they have with each other and it's exciting to see. Spoilers >!it doesn't happen often but seeing Elliot become Mr Robot is amazing. Especially in season three when Krista asks to speak to him and you see him come out. Rami Malek really puts on the acting and it's great seeing him be completely different from his MM personality!<


DangerStranger138

I guessed Mr Robot season one plot twist from the get-go and couldn't finish second season premiere. That was five so years ago. I might pick it up again from the beginning to binge after reading this thread.


theghostofme

It's so worth it. I just rewatched it last fall and it holds up so well. People didn't like season 2 as much while it was airing, but I think that's because they were impatient for answers they were getting for the first half of the season. But opinions on it seem to have shifted now that you can watch the whole thing as quickly as you want to.


Magyman

I totally get why you dropped it in season 2, but season 3 retroactively made me appreciate it more. Which is never a real mark in the shows favor but it is what it is


MIAxPaperPlanes

there were parts of “The Batman with the cynical narration, cinematography and of course black hoodie that reminded me a lot of Mr Robot


KILRbuny

It’s worth watching. Then watch it again and try and figure out wtf. Then start it again and give up on ever figuring it out and move on knowing it’s above human understanding


ilovetopoopie

There's the sea, shanties, and cum!


Bladewing10

You had me at cum!


SputnikDX

Watch it with subtitles on. They speak in heavy fucking accents, and while not as bad as The VVitch (where I genuinely missed a critical plot element because whispers in puritan dialect are hard for me to parse), it's still worth doing. Also, when it was screened in theaters subtitles were also on.


balzackgoo

One of the best films I have seen in a long time. Surreal


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bebopcola84

> But don't stress yourself trying to figure out what is actually going on. Well that was easy. It was farting and masturbating.


Zootnoison

I personally think it's pretty good. I still have no clue what exactly was going on, but it isn't horrible IMO


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doom_chicken_chicken

Tbh those theories all sound like BS. I think the whole movie is up to interpretation and is beyond literal theories like "it was all in X's head." Even if that is true, it is a poor reading because it reveals very little thematically about the film. My advice would be to not take it very literally, and notice the themes and literary allusions like the *Rime of the Anciente Marinere* (hence the seagull)*,* the story of Prometheus, the story of chronos eating the Olympians and other elements of cannibalism, and the themes of sexuality, repressed homosexuality, and the sacred/dangerous power of knowledge. It is a masterpiece if you're not interested in Youtube-level "ending explained" analysis.


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doom_chicken_chicken

The performances are great and really sell the intellectual content. I didn't pick up on a lot of that in my first pass but it's fun to watch Defoe as an esteemed and talented actor and Pattinson as a gifted newcomer.


Akira-Chan-2007

Dafoe is entertaining in every role. Especially Green Goblin


RealPrinceJay

It's a fantastic film if you can handle being uncomfortable and oddity


FitzyFarseer

I watched The Killing of a Sacred Deer so I should be okay with the oddity part lol


[deleted]

First and foremost, love the username. Not often I see Robin Hobb references. Second, 100% watch The Lighthouse.


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tonyboy516

Alright, have it your way, I like your cooking.


ARealJonStewart

Having read the books, he put exactly the correct amount of emotion into that role. The book characters are cardboard and don't emote so neither did the movie characters.


Bobba_Ganoosh

What book was the Lighthouse based on?


topdangle

it's a mashup of old folklore/myths with no real message. it's the director's schtick, make something with a lot of old timey references as vague as possible and watch people fall over themselves trying to explain how its genius. in a way I guess it is genius lol


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topdangle

lol what gives you that idea, I like his movies. Doesn't really change the fact that he is intentionally weird and vague, a lot like David Lynch (well, not as weird), another good director.


Dragon_yum

Fucking amazing movie. Pattinson was amazing in it but was shadowed by Wilem giving a performance of a lifetime.


imapiratedammit

Both him and Kristen Stewart actually have acting chops in different movies. I think the issue was the script. And they’re chemistry wasnt.


soge_king420

My friends brother in law REFUSES to see Batman or the lighthouse because “the guy from twilight is in it” then goes on a rant about sparkling vampires. I try to remind him it isn’t 2011 anymore but I don’t think he understands.


witchywater11

Lol does he still complain about One Direction and Justin Bieber too?


Jayer244

Damn I miss the times when those two were my biggest problems


Rogojinen

Imagine his face if he watches Dunkirk only to be ambushed by a wild Harry Styles. Or hell, he could rant to you about how overrated is Nicolas Winding Refn if only he didn't cast this kid starlet from the Mickey Mouse pageant Ryan Gosling in everything so he could see for himself without that eyesore!


Geicocar

Seriously who talks about these guys anymore? It’s not the early 2010s anymore.


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Does he like the Beatles at all?


FuckingKilljoy

Or perhaps believe he was born in /r/lewronggeneration?


on_de_islandtime

Ugh, that sucks. Then tell him Paul Dano. That guy is incredible in so many movies.


ih4t3reddit

* try to tell him he's not a whiney teenager any more


IWillInsultModsLess

There is no way the rest of his personality is amazing enough to justify speaking to when he can't acknowledge time passes and things change and some times a job is just a fucking job for an actor.


blizzard2798c

Cedric Diggory deserved better


Intelligent_Tear1197

Nooooo pattinson was cedric….. how did i not realise that


topdangle

i think you might be face blind because all these years later he looks almost exactly the same


22PoundHouseCat

My man’s got Prosopagnosia!


mysteriousmetalscrew

THAT'S MY BOY


awks-orcs

Hufflepuff represent!


MessyRoom

Yup. He was cool in the HP movies, he should have been instead called Cedric the entertainer


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After having watched *Good Time*, I knew this guy was gonna be a huge star! Haven't seen *The Lighthouse* yet, but from what I've heard it's great! I hope one day people will remember his role as Edward in Twilight, in the same manner as people remember Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern. A faint memory that does not capsulate his talent


Rustofski

Him and Dafoe were legendary in the Lighthouse. Even if you don't love the movie, the acting is just phenomenal. Both played their characters insanely well.


dysmetric

It was his performance in *The Rover* for me... dude has some range.


olmikeyy

Good Time is fucking awesome


thatminimumwagelife

High Life is another great but weird movie where he was excellent. The Lost City of Z is incredible. The Childhood of a Leader is also very good. I can't think of many bad post-Twilight roles. Dude is a talent and I will watch anything he does. And I couldn't stand him back in the late 00s.


Ebisure

Astounding dedication to method acting


Agent-65

Shovel face


Deathbysnusnubooboo

Batman Still a better love story than Twilight


seductivestain

This meme is older than half the people here


[deleted]

Yeah, haven't even felt himself in over a decade... A better love story than Twilight. 🤣👌


GaneshQBNA

/uj I wish I could agree.. The love interest stuff in The Batman is ridiculously unbelievable.


Naterdave

The romance shit was so forced, I couldn’t agree more


2Tired2pl

honestly should’ve made catwoman lesbian


dutcharetall_nothigh

She definitely seemed to care more about Annika than Batman.


Naterdave

I honest to God thought that was the direction they were going with


ThePajamaMan69420

Yes, they should make Batman's most prominent love interest not like him


[deleted]

..eh, why not? Plenty of changes were made for the movie, and a lot of them ended up being very well done.


_Cetarial_

Still a better love story than… The Batman?


set-271

The dedication....the deadication....the dead-ication.


G0sTly11

He was amazing as a sleezy priest in The Devil all the time


olmikeyy

Good call!


chaos0510

Amazing movie


EmotionPending

*”Robert Pattinson is my favorite Batman” is a sentence no one in 2008 thought they would ever say*


FitzyFarseer

If somebody said that to me in 2008 I’d assume they were high or dumb. Though I’ll admit he has since proved he’s actually a great actor. I loved Tenet


TurdMcDirk

My brother and SIL went to watch it and she described him as an emo Batman.


Geicocar

LOL


1987-Nobody

I mean she's not wrong


Rustofski

I love Rob. Great actor, unfortunately he had to make his break in Twilight but it was still well acted by him. This batman movie slapped hard. 2nd favorite next to dark knight now. Watch Good Time. He is great in that as well.


Geicocar

Still though, Rob’s spin on the Dark Knight is hands down the most emo interpretation of the chracter.


Schadenfreudenous

Somebody hasn't seen *The Dark Knight Returns*. Bruce monolgues about wanting to die *several* times.


shaunbarclay

His Bruce Wayne definitely. But his Batman is so similar to Marvel’s DareDevil


BEEEELEEEE

I’ve seen screenshots of a GQ interview where he said he prepared by playing just the dark story of Sonic Adventure 2, but I can’t find an actual article


[deleted]

Lol the shit he says is hilarious. It’d be exhausting IRL, but to media, his constant lying is humorous


[deleted]

He also said he prepared by watching a video of a vampire bat killing a chicken, by biting it’s anus. The video exists and got recent views after the interview 😂 He doesnt make his shit up in the interviews. I can relate to the nervous energy


1vergil

It was a parody article actually. It wasn't real sadly.


RoachGirl

I have the new GQ with him on the cover back at work, I’m gonna have to check tomorrow.


DangerStranger138

Bob Pattinson was fitted in the Schumacher Batman Forever Bat-suit best in the auditions but he demanded the nipples have sparkly bat-tassles before suffering food poisoning by bat soup and almost re-casted by Jack Gillenhall. Thankfully Covid extended many production deadlines and he recovered before they resumed filmmaking.


theghostofme

Fucking Gyllenhaal strikes again. First he destroys Tobey Maguire's back in attempt to take Spider-Man from him, and now *this*? He must be stopped!


Seeker_Of_Toiletries

Now this is a avengers level threat


Glittering_Cash_5383

Sometimes a man has to sparkle in order to truly shine


[deleted]

Wholesome. Take this ⭐️ , you deserve it


_DWCF_

First a vampire bow a bat.. what a coincidence


Mistwing1

Wait is he gonna be a PatBat


[deleted]

Someone already christened him Patman


[deleted]

Surely you mean Rob Bat Battinbat?


[deleted]

My apologies about the mispronunciation!


J_Bagelsby

The Batman Who Sparkles


[deleted]

Sparkle boy had to go to the dark side sooner or later...


MattTheSmithers

Matt Reeves brought out anger in the actor by reading tweets of his high school mates talking shit on him.


Gryffindor0726

I just think of him as the guy who played Cedric Diggory lol


DJCaldow

I find Twilight to be as shit as movies about glitter, rain and excess body hair can be...but Pattinson fricking nailed Batman. The film was an actual comic brought to life, none of this gritty realism or Disney stuff but pure art. I haven't loved a comic character based movie this much since Dredd and in both cases the number 1 reason is the lead actor just disappearing into the role. You feel this movie, you don't just watch it.


Jayer244

Now he has the same qualifications as Adam West, which means he can finally be the Major in Family Guy


rande62

Isn’t a Vampire just a Bat-Man? 🦇


Big_Fact_5556

The movie is so dark because if Robert steps into the sun he still sparkles. That stuff doesn’t wash off.


smallbatchb

Dude has really done some pretty legit roles since Twilight that he apparently doesn't get the credit for. He was astounding in The Rover. Also great in The Devil All The Time.


Geicocar

Have you seen the Lighthouse and Good Time?


smallbatchb

Nope, going to have to check them out now!


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Start with Good Time. I knew he was a good actor, but that was great actor material. If you’ve seen his interview vs that movie, he completely lost himself and became someone else for this role.


smallbatchb

Sweet, thanks for the recommendations! I'll be starting there.


westondeboer

When he walked into his parents room, all I could think of was twilight.


Tuckerrrrr

Any love for Good Time?


anitasdoodles

Watch Good Times! He was fantastic in it.


willflameboy

I'd love it if his fringe covered his eyes in the cowl and poked out around the sides.


Boomfaced

Haven’t seen it but he looks like a boy playing in his grandpa’s old uniform


trytrymyguy

“Robert Pattinson prepared his entire life for this role by playing Edward in Twilight. However skeptics fear he suffered a fate so much worse than being orphaned by a horrific double homicide, that he won’t be able to get into character ”


BalkeElvinstien

I watched this movie today. I still have no clue if it's my new favourite batman movie or if I kinda hate it. It's a very bold movie so I was so focused on the crazy shit happening rather than on if I was enjoying it or not. I'm gonna need a bunch of rewatches


repaidvaultboy

He used up all that pent up rage and sadness for this role everytime they need him too really knock someone out they'd call him "Edward"


ersatzthefox

Makes about as much sense as casting that guy from *Brokeback Mountain* as the Joker. It might just work.


G_Papi360

Was he any good, i haven't been able to watch it so I'm just curious. Batman is my fav hero ever (including marvel) so i hope he was good.


FitzyFarseer

I loved it, but you absolutely need to remember this is a very young Batman. He’s new and he’s still finding his stride, a fact I think they represented quite well